Binder.



BINDER.

APPucATloN HLED sEPT.28. 1914.

Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, D. c.

R. J. DAVIS.

BINDER.

APPLICATION HLED sEPT.2s. 1914.

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To all rwhom it may concern: n

Be it known that I, ROBERT J. Davis, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful linproveinent in Binders, of which the follow- Ving is a specification. j

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in binders and is `fully described and explained in the speciiication and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the binder embodying my invention; F ig.' 2 is a plan showing the binder open; Fig. 3 is a plan ofthe opened binder showing the method of use and Fig. is a section on the line lof Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 5 is one of the cover-sections, which has along its edge a hinged strip 6 provided with perforations 7 through which are passed` the two ends of the cord S. The papers to be bound are perforated near one n with the perfor-ations 7 in the hinged strip 6 and the two ends of the cord are passed through the papers. 9 is the other cover, same being provided with a hinged strip 10. ln the preferred form of construction the hinged strip is sufficiently removed from the cover, or the hinge to the strip 10 is suliiciently wide that the hinged strip can be turned over on the cover and lie parallel .and in Contact therewith.

Thus when the papers are in position the hinged strip will turn inward andv be inclosed by `the cover, as shown in Fig. 1. This method of `concealing the binder-cord is well known in this art and can be embodied in or omitted from my binder, as desired. It will be evident that if there is no objection to having the ends ofthe cord visible the cover 9 can be turned around so that, when the binder is closed, it lies in the same plane with the strip 10, instead of covering saine in the parallel plane, and yin such case, of course, the ends of visible.

The cords pass through perforations 11 in the strip 10 and are secured in place by sheet metal spring-clips, whose construction is quite clearly shown in Fig. 4. Each clip consists of a lat part 12, secured tothe Specification of Letters Patent. f 5 "Appiieatioaiiiea septeinpeifzs, i914. serial No. ssasai.

margin so as to registerV connecting the coverA the cord will be #bers from one cover through perforations in thel Patented oec. ie, i915.

rivet 14, and a re-curved between itself and iiat engage and confine the ie-curved part 15 is perforated at 16 over the head of the rivet 14. This affords an almost necessary means of getting the rivet part 15 providing linto place, and the rivet itself, when in posicord when necessary to handle thick bunches ot paper, and that the securing of the cord therein can be accomplished very quickly. The tree ends of the cord may, if desired, be tied together, and this will doubtless be part 12 a space to binding cord. They any size which it desirable when using a long cord, and the clips are turned outward in opposite directions, so that any tension put upon the ends of the cord in tying them will tend to pull the cord deeper into the clips rather than to pull it out.

l realize that considerable variation is possible in the details of the construction herein shown, and l do not intend to limit myself thereto, except as pointed out in the following claims, in which it is my intention to claim all the novelty inherent in the device as broadly as is permitted by the state of the art.

l claim as new Letters Patent:

1. A binder comprising two cover-Inembers, cords having their free ends passed from one cover through perforatioiis in the other, and clips on the last-named covermember, said clips being formed of sheet and desire to secure by metal bent upon itself to form flat hook-like saidrivets having their heads lying between the surfaces or" the hook to form an abut ment for the cord.

2. A binder comprising two cover-memcords having their free ends passed Q y Y y 1,156,467

ymetri]l bent upon ltself to form Het hook-like ment for Lthe cord, the upper part of the* dgp@ being perforated whpifmghe ine-0- l v ROBERT J. DAVIS.

In presence of two Subscribing Witnesses:

JOSEPH SCHWARTZ, FLORENCE RONDEAU.

Copiesof` this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, kby addressingrthe Commissioner of '.iatents,`

` Y A Washington, D. C. 

